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Perilymph-filled cavity in the inner ear of humans
The purpose of the perilymph-filled tympanic duct and vestibular duct is to transduce the movement of air that causes the tympanic membrane and the ossicles to vibrate causing movement of liquid and the basilar membrane. This movement is conveyed to the organ of Corti inside the cochlear duct, composed of hair cells attached to the basilar membrane and their stereocilia embedded in the tectorial membrane. The movement of the basilar membrane compared to the tectorial membrane causes the stereocilia to bend. They then depolarise and send impulses to the brain via the cochlear nerve. This produces the sensation of sound.
Inner ear, with tympanic duct labeled near bottom.
Cross section of the cochlea (scala tympani labeled at bottom)
Interior of right osseous labyrinth. (Scala tympani labeled at right, inside cochlea.
Transverse section of the cochlear duct of a fetal cat.
The cochlea and vestibule, viewed from above.
Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea.
